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Jordan Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(also see separate West Bank entry)

Location:

Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia

Map references:

Middle East

Area:

total area:

89,213 sq km

land area:

88,884 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Indiana

Land boundaries:

total 1,619 km, Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 728 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km

Coastline:

26 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)

Terrain:

mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River

Natural resources:

phosphates, potash, shale oil

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

0.5%

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

0.5%

other:

94%

Irrigated land:

570 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

natural hazards:

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

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